ES2238917B1 - RECREATIONAL MACHINE PROVIDED WITH GAME TIME DISTRIBUTION DEVICE. - Google Patents

Abstract

It has rotating rollers (6) bearers of figures that make up a combination line as a result of each play (3), a combination susceptible to a cash prize, and based on the legal regulations that establish a minimum duration for each play (3 ), the invention is that in those plays (3) in which there is no progress situation, swap figures, etc., as well as in those in which the payment of prize does not proceed, the operational control (4 ) of the rollers (6) causes in the same interruptions in its rotational movement within the play itself (3) that allow the player to restart the turn again with the help of an auxiliary button (7) and operatively established for this purpose, achieving in this way that the type of majority plays, in which neither of the two situations mentioned above do not occur, maintain an operational dynamic with greater participation by the player, which makes e the development of the game is more active and dynamic.

Description

Recreational machine with device Game time distribution.

Object of the invention

The present invention relates to a machine recreational type commonly known as "Slot machine" which are those in which in exchange for the price of the game, grant the user a period of use or play, and eventually, according to the game program, a cash prize, which is provided with a distribution or coupling device of times, in order to prolong the time of some plays determined, if necessary.

These machines use as the main means for the achievement of the different games, some bands circular bearers of signs or figures, commonly known as rollers; said rollers, at the beginning of the play, rotate simultaneously or staggered until resting at the end of the departure; they are installed in battery in usual number of three and show as a reference for qualifying the result of the heading the alignment of a combination of figures displayed to through transparent windows in front of the machine.

Said combination resulting in the play, may or not, be a winner based on a list of combinations winners exposed in the machine itself and known as the Plan of Earnings.

The object of the invention is to provide greater dynamism and versatility to the rotation of the rollers, doing more playful time in the game and usually has as a final result a combination not awarded and therefore lacking interest

Background of the invention

This type is known in the state of the art of machines on which, after inserting the amount of the game, the player is required to drive a mechanism for the start of the game; game normally characterized by the controlled rotation of a grouping (usually three or four) of drums, rollers or any other type of mechanism similar, bearers of signs or figures in their peripheral bands, and that, located on battery and in view of the player, will conform in their alignment, once they have stopped, a combination of signs or figures that will be the result of the play.

Said combination may be a winner or loser, according to the values specified in a table default and known as the Earnings Plan, so if the The resulting combination is one of the winning combinations, the machine proceeds to pay the amount of said gain or to the retention in a "deposit" posted on the machine, to its subsequent collection or conversion into fractional credits, according to the player's will

It is considered that in the process of a succession of games each play begins when the player triggers the starting mechanism and ends when the machine is at rest after finishing a play and being ready to start the next play; it is obvious to point out that, although the turnaround time of rollers will be performed at the same time in all plays, in the winning plays the play time would increase in the proportion in which the machine consumed additional time used for the payment of said prize, and like all the prizes not they are of the same magnitude nor do the payers behave with the same Quickly and effectively, all prize plays do not consume the Same time; separate mention deserves the option that the machine gives the player allow you to immediately collect the prize of the play or the transfer of said prize to the "bank" of reserve of prizes to be collected or transferred in fractions to the bank of credits, whereby in one or other cases, the times consumed in each play will be variable in each case.

It must therefore be assumed that each play, of according to its development, it has some processes or operations controllable and other uncontrollable operations.

Controllable operations are those whose execution occurs automatically on the machine and without intervention of any manipulative action of the player.

They are uncontrollable in their calculation and control of time those plays in which the action of the player.

Game machines are subject to a Regulation regulating the General Standards that must be met in The development of the games.

Among these Rules is the one about time minimum game that must take place in the development of games; or what is the same, to a maximum number of plays in a Limited time.

The most common standard required in Spain is 120 departures in 10 minutes; which translates to an average time by 5 second game

These 5 seconds, applied to games in which there are additional operations to turns and stop rollers, such as: permutation or change of figures, payments of prize, etc., allow a fast rotation of the rollers, leading the player’s mood that the game is dynamic and entertaining However, 5 seconds in a play where only there is the rotation of the rollers forces to slow down the speed of the turns and even to create dead times, having as consequence that, if a game of 5 seconds with only turns, we repeat it over and over again (as is the case in most of the cases during machine plays, in which they happen large number of plays without a prize and with simple roller rotation) the game on that machine can be slow, monotonous and even Tedious in the mood of the player.

Description of the invention

The invention consists of a recreational machine of the type commonly known as "Slot machine", which are those provided with a group of rollers (usually three) for the achievement of the plays and in which in exchange for the price of the game, grant the user a period of use or play, and eventually, according to the game program, an award in metallic, which is provided with a distribution device or time coupling, which basically consists of maintaining the same, fast and constant rhythm of the rotation of the rollers in all the moves, which translates into a homogeneous way of performing and visualize these moves, so that when there is a need to make a play longer, not at the cost of slowing down operations thereof; for this it is interrupted with brief retentions the rotation of the rollers giving the opportunity to the player to restart their rotation, by means of a button located at Such effect on the machine.

This means for the player a greater operability over the moves, having the possibility of provoking the achievement of new turns to the rollers through the action of the mentioned button within the same play; that is, that rollers start, turn, stop, start again and return to stop, as many times as necessary until time elapses minimum and predetermined for a play, giving the player the impression that the machine is "giving away" new draw options within the same game.

In the event that the player does not wish to intervene in the play, inhibiting from activating the turn button, the machine, after a short time, will do so automatic

It is also planned that the operability described for the mentioned button, come accompanied by elements Acoustic and luminous to give greater visibility to the device.

It only remains to point out finally that the greatest dynamism in the development of the play will not affect in any case to the result of the move itself, to obtain the prize of the same, and in case of prize to the amount of the same.

Description of the drawings

To complement the description that is being performing and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to an example preferred practical implementation of it, is accompanied as integral part of that description, a unique figure where Illustrative and not limiting, it has been represented schematically a block diagram of the device distribution of game time object of the invention.

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

For the implementation of the device game time distribution in a recreational machine that constitutes the object of the invention, it becomes necessary to use of mechanical-electrical means and of electronic media.

The mechanical-electrical means already they are contained in a conventional machine of this type and consist of the classic rotating rollers (6) carriers of figures that make up a combination line as a result of the played and whose turn, of a certain number of turns, can be interrupted and restarted several times and as a consequence lengthen or shorten the time of the game in play (3).

In the same line the classics push-buttons (7) used in the machine for start, stop and other controls game, are also usable with the device of the invention.

Electronic media consists of creation of a statistical database (1) of time control in the items (3), and operational control on the rollers (6), all this by means of the corresponding program implanted in the CPU (5) of the machine and in close collaboration with a deposit of items future (2).

From the mentioned means the device will it materializes in various ways of using the turns, which they can be: additional, that is to say, of turns added to those that conventionally they give the rollers of the machine; fractionated, is say, divided into parts; supplementary, which obviously they serve to supplement or complete, and finally complementary turns, which are necessary to guarantee the movement of rollers and occupy the entire time to complete.

The time corresponding to a play is composed of a series of partial and successive times that are the following:

TO).-

Start of the play by Roller spin start.

B) .-

Interruption of turns to occur a situation of change or exchange of figures, etc.

C).-

Continuation of turns and stop final.

D) .-

Checking the result of move.

AND).-

Payment of prizes if there will be.

Situations a), c) and d) will occur in all the plays and their differences in time are minority.

The frequency of situations b) and e) are going to produce minority and simultaneously with the previous.

So, in a recreational machine there are two types of plays, a clearly minority in which they participate the five situations mentioned above, and in which the play It is of interest and entertainment, not only for the possible prizes, but because they participate and force the player to take decisions about the achievement of the game, decisions exercised by actuating buttons (7). These plays consume the time considered as optimal and preset for that purpose.

The other is that of the majority plays, in the that only situations a), c) and d) participate, which consume very short time in its realization due to the absence of change or swap of figures, etc. and / or for the absence of prizes and their corresponding payment.

It is in this second type of play, that they constitute a volume of the entire machine game that It could be estimated at 90% of the total moves, where it enters operation of the device of the invention, interrupting with brief stops the rotation of the rollers (6) so that the player start them again acting on the corresponding button (7), which makes the game much more dynamic and keep a high interest in the player by keeping time leftover busy acting on the control elements of the machine, but without this complementary drive, such as previously said, influence the final result of the play (3).

In the event that the player does not wish to intervene in the play (3), inhibiting the actuation of the push button (7), the CPU (5), after a short time, will do so automatic

On the other hand, the initial movement of rollers (6) can be made by turning in the opposite direction to employed regularly and then stop and start in direct sense through the collaboration of the auxiliary button (7).

It is also contemplated that the operability of the device be the same on a play (3) with prize, reflecting the winning combination after the interruption of one of the turns of the rollers (6).

Finally highlight that activation by of the player of the mentioned button (7), is accompanied by elements acoustic and luminous (8) to give greater visibility to the device.

Claims (4)

1. Recreational machine equipped with a game time distribution device, of the type that incorporates rotating rollers (6) bearing figures that make up as a result of the play a combination line that can be awarded according to the established profit plan in the machine, which with the purpose of energizing the game in those games in which there are no advances, swaps of figures or similar, and / or no prizes are produced, is characterized by being equipped with electronic means to create a base of statistical data (1) of time control over the items (3) in order that, maintaining the minimum preset time for them, the rotational movement of the rollers (6) is interrupted once or several times, within each move (3), so that with the help of an auxiliary button (7), incorporated for this purpose in the machine, the rotation of said rollers (6) is restarted, with the consequent occupation ope ration of available time. 2. Recreational machine provided with a game time distribution device, according to claim la, characterized in that the auxiliary button (7), upon activation, causes the direction of rotation of the rollers (6) to be changed after an interruption in the movement of these. 3. Recreational machine provided with a game time distribution device, according to previous claims, characterized in that the operational control (4) of the rollers (6) automatically acts on them at the request of the CPU (5), after a short period of time of time without the player acting on the corresponding button (7). 4. Recreational machine provided with a game time distribution device, according to previous claims, characterized in that the restart in the rotation of the rollers (6) along the game (3) is preceded by acoustic and / or optical signaling ( 8).